ORIENTAL SERIES.

170 KULIKAKUMBHA-KARNA.
proper, the south part of the Western Ghats ; Sahya, the
northern parts of the "Western Ghats ; uktimat is doubtful ;
Aksha, the mountains of Gondwana ; Yindhya is here applied
to the eastern division of the Yindhya mountains ; and Paripatra,
or Pariyatra as it is frequently written, applies to the northern
and western portions of the same range. The classification seems
to have been known to Ptolemy, for he specifies seven ranges of
mountains, but his names are not in accord.
KULIKA One of the eight serpent kings, described as
of a dusky brown colour and having a half-moon on his head.
KULIISTDAS. A people living in the north-west.
KULLOKA-BEATTA. The famous commentator on
Manu, whose gloss was used by Sir W. Jones in making the
translation of Manu.
KTJMARA. A name of Skanda, god of war. In the Brahmanas
the term is applied to Agni
KUMAEAS. Mind-born sons of Brahma, who, declining to
create progeny, remained ever boys and ever pure and innocent.
There were four of them, Sanat-kumara, Sananda, Sanaka, and
Sanatana ; a fifth, -ftibhu, is sometimes added. See Yistmu
Purawa.
KUMARA-SAMBHAYA. The birth of the war god (Kumara)/
A poem by Kali-dasa. The complete work consists of
sixteen cantos, but only seven are usually given, and these have
been translated into Latin by Stenzler. Parts have been ren-
dered into English verse by Griffiths. There are several editions
of the text.
KUMAR! 'The damsel' An epithet of Sita, also of
Durga. Cape Comorin.
KUMARILA-BHA2TA, KUMARILA-SWAMl A celebrated
teacher of the Mimansa philosophy and opponent of the
Buddhists, whom he is said to have extirpated by argument and
by force. He was prior to Sankaracharya, in whose presence he
is recorded to have burnt himself.
KUMBHA-KARJVA. Son of Yisravas by his Rakshasa wife
Kesinl, and full brother of RavaTia. A monster who, under the
curse of Brahma (or, as otherwise represented, as a boon), slept
for six months at a time and remained awake for only a single
day. When RavaTia was hard pressed by Rama he sent to
arouse Kumbha-karm This was effected with great difficulty,